4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Previewing Tomorrow’s Payrolls: Watch Out For Short-End Fireworks
Previewing Tomorrow’s Payrolls: Watch Out For Short-End Fireworks
As the world awaits the next in the series of “most important jobs numbers ever,” which has now been shown as only relevant to the degree by which it moves the S&P 500 higher (or god forbid lower), consensus expectations are for a goldilocks 180k gain in jobs and flat 4.9% unemployment rate.
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on RBA: Underlying inflation to remain under 2% for much of forecast period
RBA: Underlying inflation to remain under 2% for much of forecast period
Reserve Bank of Australia Statement on Monetary Policy
This is published once a quarter
more to come
Quick headlines via Reuters
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Full Statement is here
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Has Apple, Inc.’s iPad Business Finally Turned a Corner?
Has Apple, Inc.’s iPad Business Finally Turned a Corner?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported revenue declines last week for nearly all of its segments — except for iPad and services.
In this clip from the Industry Focus: Tech podcast, Motley Fool analyst Dylan Lewis and contributor Daniel Sparks talk about how well the iPad did, and how Apple managed to grow this segment.
A full transcript follows the video.
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Despite nation’s woes, Brazil’s markets are soaring
The Wall Street Journal: Despite nation’s woes, Brazil’s markets are soaring
Brazil is embroiled in a stadium-full of woes.
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sterling nurses wounds after BoE, dollar braces for jobs data
Sterling nurses wounds after BoE, dollar braces for jobs data
The pound licked its wounds on Friday, after the BoE cut interest rates and restarted its bond purchase programme to shore up the economy.
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on People’s Bank of China sets yuan reference rate at 6.6406 (vs. yesterday at 6.6444)
People’s Bank of China sets yuan reference rate at 6.6406 (vs. yesterday at 6.6444)
PBOC injects 90bn yuan via 7-day reverse repos
– Over the week the PBOC drained a net 161.5bn yuan.
– Last week they injected net 325bn.
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ps. The Reserve Bank of Australia Statement on Monetary Policy is due at 0130GMT
4 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Spot The Odd Inflation Out
Spot The Odd Inflation Out
One of these things is not like the others…
With The Fed’s reported inflation hovering around 1.0% – enabling monetary policy so easy, it could work in the Bunny Ranch – we thought the average joes and joannas of America might need reminding of just what is devouring their wages…
